Certification
The Right Way to Start Your Coffee Business
So you want to start a coffee shop business? To build what could beat the Starbucks monopoly may be a far-fetched idea if you’re just about to start a coffee business but it does not hurt to dream big. Dream big, start small and value the importance of working hard for it. The presence of [...]
Great Business Opportunity for Coffee-Loving Entrepreneurs
Do you love coffee? Are you health conscious? How would you like to start a rewarding new business? Opening your own coffee shop could be the opportunity of your dreams.
An article in Forbes online says, “According to the NCA [National Coffee Association], 80% of Americans drink coffee, and more than half of the population drinks [...]
How to Start an Internet Cafe
The internet cafe business is relatively new and can be traced back to about 14 years following the launch of the internet. Initially, people used to queue up outside internet cafes to surf the net. However, diminishing broadband charges have lead to people preferring to access the internet from home. The real challenge of a [...]
How Do You Define A Successful Coffee Shop?
Based on customer surveys, you should be confident no matter how large or small your coffee shop is. This isn’t really a factor for customers even though many have the impression that large coffee shops have more to offer. A customer may try a new large coffee shop but then go back to the smaller [...]
So You Want to Open a Coffee Shop?
Today it seems that everyone has gone crazy for coffee. Coffee’s continuing popularity can be seen from the millions of commuters who seem to have a Styrofoam coffee cup stuck to their hands. So it would seem to be a safe bet that opening your own coffee shop is a sure-fire money making venture. But [...]
How to Obtain Starbucks Coffee Franchise Information
When you think of coffee companies the first one to usually come to mind is Starbucks. That is because Starbucks offer a special taste in coffee that has the competition coming close but not exactly the same as Starbucks. If you have ever had a Starbucks coffee then you know how satisfying that one cup [...]
Writing Your Coffee Shop Business Plan is Worth Beans!
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Simple, short and to the point.
People ask quite often of the importance of a business plan when starting a coffee shop. My response is always a statistic: Most businesses fail within the first year due to lack of planning but coffee shops have a higher failure [...]
Certified Organic vs. Fair Trade Certified
The title of this article is disturbing. The concepts of Organic and Fair Trade are very important to building (rebuilding) a sustainable society. The good news is that the certifications are not mutually exclusive and actually complement each other nicely.
First, a word about certification. In our current market, third party certification is essential to both [...]
